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Prospects for the 2013 NPT Preparatory Committee

UK Ambassador Jo Adamson discussed the 2013 NPT PrepCom Conference with civil society groups at the FCO in London on 15 April.

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Ambassador Jo Adamson, Head of Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva

In advance of the 2013 NPT PrepCom, the UK’s Head of Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Ambassador Jo Adamson, lead a roundtable discussion with representatives of civil society in London.

The roundtable discussion included the P5 Conference, progress since the 2010 RevCon and the Middle East WMD Free Zone.

Jo Adamson said: “I think that the forthcoming PrepCom is going to be a real moment to pause, reflect, measure where we are and see what more we need to do to get us forward to the 2015 NPT Review Conference.”

You can listen to her opening remarks to the roundtable in this podcast. We will publish further podcasts on the 2013 NPT PrepCom on the Foreign Office Audioboo channel.

Further information

UK Mission to the UN, Geneva

Strengthening arms control to enhance Britain’s security

Foreign Office podcasts on Audioboo

Published 23 April 2013